This will be altogether different for the Broncos than slowing down the Baltimore Ravens in Week 1, when all of the team's resources could be pooled to take the biggest threat, Torrey Smith, out of the game. Except for a couple of instances, they kept Smith in check with four catches for 92 yards.

While Smith found space and yards difficult to come by, Cruz, Nicks and Randle all went over 100 yards in a season-opening loss to the Dallas Cowboys. It was the first time in the history of the franchise that they had three wide receivers with 100 or more yards in a single game.

"It's very difficult anytime you've got three playmaker receivers like that; you've really got to be dialed in," Broncos safety Duke Ihenacho said. "It's going to be a big challenge for us, but I think once we prepare, we'll be confident and ready to go."

At the center of it all is Cruz, an undrafted free agent in 2010 who in three seasons has played himself into being one of the most dangerous receivers in the NFL.

"He's got to be one of the best receivers in the league that was undrafted," Broncos defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio said.

"I think he's got great feel for the game," Fox said. "He's got excellent feet and quickness. He's a good ball-getter. When the ball's up, he has good ability and body control to get it. Obviously he and Eli Manning have a great feel for each other. They just signed him to a big contract and I understand why."

Preparation for the Giants' trio, however, can be done with accuracy for the Broncos secondary because they face that caliber of talent every practice day.

"It's good. It's incredible to have the luxury of practicing against the receivers we have — and Peyton Manning," Ihenacho said. "Because we're not going to see guys like we have every week. We see our guys every day in practice and they come out with a bunch of packages, a bunch of routes. So we're prepared. We know how to handle the situation.

The challenge ahead

The Broncos' secondary, without star cornerback Champ Bailey, is tasked with finding ways to slow down the Giants' trio of Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks and Rueben Randle. Here's what that triumvirate did in Week 1:

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